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Lizzo carrying Michael Bloombergs chances of becoming president to the AMAs
Lizzo carrying Michael Bloomberg's chances of becoming president to the AMAs Emma McIntyre / Getty Images

Hong Kong Votes For Freedom: Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement flipped nearly 250 local seats in its latest election cycle, drastically shrinking the number of pro-China politicians in the region. The political shift and election turnout (7 in 10 Hong Kongers voted) shows that the past six months of protests align with Hong Kong's values.

Dispatch From China's Indoctrination Camps: Documents leaked from northwest China shine a light on how the country's "re-education" work camps for Muslim nationals operate. Per one former detainee,"The main purpose is to brainwash you so you forget your roots and everything about Islam and ethnic identity."

Big Gulp: Billionaire and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has *officially* joined the 2020 presidential race. And you bet Elizabeth Warren has already attacked the deep-pocketed Democrat. Bonus: His announcement has single-handedly silenced hundreds of journalists.

WTF, Sarah Koenig: Adnan Syed, the focus of the 2014 hit podcast "Serial" has been denied a new trail by the US Supreme Court. Syed, who was accused of murdering his classmate 17-year-old Hae Min Lee, has now spent half his life in prison.

AMA Victory: Taylor Swift took home a landslide of American Music Awards last night—including artist of the decade—sneaking past Michael Jackson to become the artist with the most AMAs in history.

The Real Winner of the AMAs: Lizzo's tiny purse.

GAME CHANGER: The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that law enforcement officers can no longer "use a broken taillight or a failure to signal as a justification for scouting a driver’s car for illegal guns or drug," according to reporting by OPB. The ruling also bars officers from asking questions about unrelated criminal activity during a traffic stop.

Breaking Bread: Grand Central Bakery employees are unionizing to address "concerns about safety, understaffing, sexual harassment, and compensation," according to NW Labor Press.

ICE-d Out: The Trump Administration says Oregon's policy banning warrantless arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in state courthouses is illegal. So what?

Aaaaaand: Here's Will Ferrell as Portland-hotelier-turned-Trump-bud Gordon Sondland.